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| HER Number: | MDV112967 |
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| Name: | Bomb Crater North of Little Silver Plantation |
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Summary
A possible Second World War bomb crater is visible as roughly circular earthwork pit on aerial photographs taken from 1946 onwards and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2012. It is possibly associated with the Ide bombing decoy.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 923 881 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exminster |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EXMINSTER |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BOMB CRATER (World War II - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946, RAF/106G/UK/1412, RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4254-4255 13-APR-1946 (Aerial Photograph). SDV352504.
An earthwork pit is visible.
Environment Agency, 1998-2012, LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution), LIDAR SX9288 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 03-MAY-1998 to FEB-2012 (Cartographic). SDV357034.
An earthwork depression is indistinctly visible.
Next Perspectives, 2010, Aerial Photography for Great Britain, Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9288 22-MAY-2010 (Aerial Photograph). SDV356259.
A dark cropmark is visible.
Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2014-2015, East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV356883.
A roughly circular pit, circa 7 metres in diameter, is visible as an earthwork on aerial photographs taken in 1946 and on images derived from lidar data captured between 1998 and 2012. On photographs taken in 2010 it is visible as a dark cropmark, but it is very clear in 1946, with a pale border typical of upcast around a crater. It is located approximately 2 km south-east of bombing decoy MDV72100, and is tentatively interpreted as a Second World War bomb crater. If the result of a bombing raid intended for Exeter, this could suggest that the decoy at Ide successfully served its intended function.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV352504 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946. RAF/106G/UK/1412. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/1412 RS 4254-4255 13-APR-1946. |
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| SDV356259 | Aerial Photograph: Next Perspectives. 2010. Aerial Photography for Great Britain. Aerial Photography for Great Britain Aerial Photographs. Digital. Next Perspectives PGA Imagery SX9288 22-MAY-2010. [Mapped feature: #72323 ] |
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| SDV356883 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2014-2015. East and Mid Devon River Catchments National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital. |
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| SDV357034 | Cartographic: Environment Agency. 1998-2012. LiDAR DSM data JPEG image (1m resolution). Environment Agency LiDAR data. Digital. LIDAR SX9288 Environment Agency JPEG DSM 03-MAY-1998 to FEB-2012. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV72100 | Related to: Starfish Bombing Decoy, Ide (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6530 - The East and Mid-Devon Rivers Catchment NMP project (Ref: ACD613)
| Date Last Edited: | Sep 23 2022 2:01PM |
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